An Alternative Oscars Ceremony, and Masha Gessen on Putin’s Russia and Trump’s America

Masha Gessen was born in the Soviet Union and has written extensively about Russian politics. She talks with David Remnick about the similarities between Putin’s Russia and Trump’s America. The New Yorker’s Sarah Stillman talks with a former Border Patrol officer, whose years on the job left him emotionally and physically depleted. Richard Brody hosts an alternative Oscars show—“The Brodies”—and recommends some of his favorite films from the past year; and the writer Chang-rae Lee takes us to a sprawling international supermarket in Honolulu, Hawaii. And, in a Shouts and Murmurs piece by Seth Reiss, the comedian Bill Hader plays a disgruntled server who’s got some strong feelings about the house-made ketchup. Click here to subscribe to The New Yorker Radio Hour on iTunes.

“We Do Our Own Little Spin on Ketchup”

A disgruntled server has some opinions about the house-made ketchup: it’s disgusting.

Masha Gessen on Putin’s Russia and Trump’s America

Masha Gessen is uniquely positioned to write about Putin’s Russia, Trump’s America, and how the two intersect.

Francisco Cantú Reflects on Working at the U.S. Border Patrol

In a new memoir, a former Border Patrol officer examines the emotional and physical toll of his time on the job.

The New Yorker presents “The Brodies”

Richard Brody offers his take on the best pictures of 2017—the movies you should have seen, and still can.

Chang-rae Lee at Don Quijote

In a world where every purchase can be reviewed, the writer Chang-rae Lee takes us to a Hawaiian store where such precision is impossible.